Since Erman's time there has been a near consensus among scholars that there exists a literary connection between the two works, although the direction of influence remains contentious even today.

"It is a near consensus by the Arab world that the time has come to end the conflict."

Now, in this town, there's a near consensus about it.

A near consensus has been reached in Russia regarding Pelevin, with literary circles tending to agree that he is one of the most important contemporary Russian authors.

But there is a near consensus among scientists that the spending priorities, public and private, are grotesquely distorted.

We are very near consensus, and we are having issues not only with cost increases but also brain drain.

He yearned to be swept into power on an unstoppable wave, a near consensus as the nation joined together to reject a tired and discredited government.

An Integrated Economy But a near consensus prevailed in both Government and academia that Government could and should take steps to prevent unemployment or temper inflation.

However, this is where the near consensus on human settlement history ends, and considerable uncertainty clouds any more detailed aspect of human colonization history".

There is a near consensus in the oil industry, he said, that prices will remain high in the coming years, though not necessarily at recent levels of $50 a barrel and more.